Tripod golf bag



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Patented Oct. 8, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TRIPOD GOLF BAG NewtonD. Holbrook, Thomaston, Conn. 7

Application November 12, 1943, Serial No. 510,069

4 Claims. 1

This invention relates to golf bags, and more particularly to a tripodskeleton golf bag for use in carrying golf clubs and balls around thecourse and to and from the golf links.

One object of the present invention is to provide a golf bag of theabove nature which may be automatically expanded into the shape of atripod when the carrying cords are released so that the bag may rest inan inclined position upon the ground with the clubs in a convenientaccessible position when the player desires to make a shot.

A further object is to provide a tripod golf bag of the above naturewhich is adapted to be collapsed automatically when the carrying cordsare again grasped after the shot has been made and it is desired tocarry the bag and clubs to the location for the next shot.

A further object is to provide a tripod golf bag of the above naturefurnished with a main wide leg having a cylindrical bottom receptaclefor the handles of the inverted clubs and an arcuate open rest memberfor the club heads at the upper end of said main leg. v A further objectis to provide a tripod golf bag of the above nature having a flexiblecarrying cord connected at its center to said open club head rest, saidcord having depending ends joined to the intermediate portions of theswinging legs, which with the main leg are adapted to form a tripod.

A further object is to provide a golf bag of the above nature having aV-shaped holder for the hinge bolts of the swinging legs, which holderis provided with a pair of inclined wings spaced apart at an angle.

A further object is to provide a tripod golf bag of the above nature inwhich springs for biasing the swinging legs outwardly are mounted withinthe Wings of V-shaped holders which limit the opening movement of thelegs under the action of said springs.

A further object is to provide a golf bag of the above nature which willbe simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, easy to installand manipulate, compact, ornamental in appearance, and very efiicientand durable in use.

With these and other objects in view, there have been illustrated on theaccompanying drawing, two forms in which the invention may convenientlybe embodied in practice.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 represents a side view of the tripod skeleton golf bag in openposition, as it appears when resting upon the ground.

Fig. 2 is a front view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a front view of the same with the bag in vertical position,and with the swinging legs held collapsed by means of the locking strap.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the upper part of the golf bag showing thearcuate club head rest member and the hinge connections for the swinginglegs.

Fig. 5 is a detail view of the upper portion of one of the swinginglegs, showing how it is held away from the main leg by the action of astrong leaf spring.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the angle plate for holding the springat the top of the swinging leg and limiting the opening movementthereof.

Fig. 7 is a sectional View of the upper portion of one of the swinginglegs in which a modified form of wire spring is provided for forcing theswinging leg away from the main leg.

Referring now to the drawing in which like reference numerals denotecorresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral Illindicates a wide main leg of fiat strip shape, and having secured at thetop thereof a pair of small round swinging legs I! and I2, the bottomsof such legs having tips l3 as shown.

At the bottom of the main leg Ill, provision is made of a cup-shapedclub handle receptacle l4 made of any suitable material and adapted to"rest upon theground I5, as shown. The nu- .meral l6 indicates an angleplate which is employed for attaching the receptacle M to the bottom ofthe main leg I!) as by means of bolts l1 and [8 on the rear of said cup,and a bolt 7 [9 under the bottom of said cup.

adapted to be secured to the rear top portion of the main leg ID bymeans of a bolt 22.

The rest member 2i! is provided with a pair of flared extremities 23, 24having eyes 25, 26 for receiving a round carrying cord 21, preferably ofleather, which is threaded through the eyes 25, 26, and has a pair ofdepending carrying sections 28, 29 passing through a pair of apertures30, 3| located substantially at the mid-points of the swinging tripodlegs ll, 12. The extremities of the cord sections 28, 29 are furnishedwith knotted ends 32, 33 which serve to prevent the cord 21 from pullingout of the swinging legs H and I2.

In order to support the swinging legs ll, l2 upon the main leg H] with aspring action, so as to cause them to swing outwardly when the cordhandle sections 23, 29 are released, provision is made of a pair ofrearwardly inclined ear 34, 35 On the tongue 2|. The ear 34, 35 areapertured to receive a pair of hinge bolts 36, 31, the heads 38, 39 ofwhich are mounted in the top portions of the swinging legs H, IZ-saidbolts being secured in position by means of a pair of nuts 48, 4!.

Provision is also made of a pair of angle plates 22, 43 having wings 44,45 disposed at an angle of about 45 degrees from each other. The upperportions of the angle plates 42, 43 are provided with apertures 46, 46to fit over the bolts 35, 31. Provision is also made of leaf springs 41,48, each of which is secured at one end by screws 49, 50 to one side ofthe top portion of the swinging legs ii, iii. The free ends 5|, 52 ofthe leaf prings ll, 48 are adapted to engage slidably against the wings45 of the angle plates 42, 43.

A strap 53, preferably of leather, is furnished at an intermediateportion of the main leg It), being secured thereto in horizontalposition by a rivet 54, and having a tongue buckle 55 at one end and aseries of tongue holes 56 at its other end.

Operation In operation, assuming the swinging golf bag to be in theposition shown in Fig. l of the drawing, whenever the golfer desires tocarry the bag to a diiferent location, he will grasp the two dependinsections 28, 29 of the cord 21, which cross each other as shown in Fig.2. He will then lift the ba from the ground, causing the legs H, l2 toswing against the main leg Ill, and will carry the bag in this positionto the place where he is to make his next shot.

It will be noticed that when the bag is thus carried, the clubs will beheld from falling out by the arcuate rest member 20, and also by thefact that the crossed sections of the cord will hold the shafts of theclubs securely within the bag. When out of use, the strap 53 will betied around the legs ill, I I, 12 as well as the shafts of the golfclubs, so that the bag may be carried away from the golf links or placedin a locker until it is desired to use it again.

Modified form In the modified form of the invention shown plate 42, 13,while the other end 59 of each spring 51 loops around a bevelled section60 at the top inner side of the swinging leg H, [2.

The numeral 5| indicates a cylindrical ballholding bag located at the toof the main leg i3 and secured thereto in any desired manner. A slidefastener 62 is provided to permit the ball bag to be readily opened andclosed, as desired.

While there have been disclosed in this specification two forms in whichthe invention may be embodied, it is to be understood that these formsare shown for the purpose of illustration only, and that the inventionis not to be limited to the specific disclosures, but may be modifiedand embodied in various other forms without departin from its spirit. Inshort, the invention includes all the modifications and embodimentscoming within the scope of the following claims:

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new, andfor which it is desired to secure Letters Patent is:

1. In a tripod golf bag, a main leg having a cup-shaped club handlereceptacle at the lower end thereof, a pair of swinging legs pivoted tosaid main leg at the upper portion thereof, spring means pressing saidswinging legs outwardly at all times, and a pair of triangular angleplates arranged in vertical divergin planes secured to said main leg andhaving stop wings on their opposite edges for confining the upper end ofsaid swinging legs so as to limit the movement of said swinging legsaway from said main member.

2. In a golf bag, a main leg, a pair of swinging legs connected at theirupper ends to said main leg, a golf club receptacle secured to said mainleg, a pair of springs pressing said swinging legs away from said mainleg for normally holding said swinging legs in an outward position, andmeans for collapsing said swinging leg against said main leg consistingof a flexible cord connected to the intermediate points of said swinginglegs, said cord having portions crossing each other behind said main legand embracing the club handles above said main leg when said golf bag isbeing carried.

3. The invention as defined in claim 2 in which said springs are of thecoiled wir type.

4. The invention as defined in claim 2 in which said springs are theleaf type.

NEW I'ON D. HOLBROOK.

